The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-22
MANkAro FREE Pass
FRIDAY. APRIL az. 1887.
CITY COUNCIL.
The New Council Holds It's First Meet
ing and Gets Ready for Business.

Pitcher, Patterson, Parry, Wood ana
Daugherty. Absent, Alberger.
Mayor Pau, in few well chosen re-
marks stated his intention to serve the
city to the best of his ability. He had
not prepared any speech for the occa-
sion, but his idea was to make such sug-
gestions to the council from time to
time, as he became familiar with the
wants of the city. His intention was to
have system in all the departments and
to see that such system was lived up to
by those serving in the several depart
ments.
The bonds of the City Recorder for
81, 500, and the clerk of Municipal Court,
for 81 600, with A. Arnold and J. c.
Wise as sureties, were approved. The
council then proceeded to the election
of officials as follows:
+. p. Freeman-City Attorney.
+. Lilly-City Engineer.
JnO. McCall-Street Commissioner.
The matter of salaries next came up,
and was settled as follows: The salary
of city treasurer remains the same as
heretofore, he receiving IL per cent. on
all monies collected, not including the
sale of bonds or loans made. The salary
of city engineer was fixed at $50 per
month from May LIST, 1887 to Nov. l, 'S7,
he to receive 500 per day for actual
services after Nov. !, 81 to May l, 1885,
The salary of street commissioner was
fixed at $50 per month throughout the
year. The salary of city attorney was
fixed at $500. City assessor salary $500
per year. Health officer, salary 800 per
year.
Police officers: 3 day and / night
policemen. Salary of the Chief to he
$50 per month, and of the policemen $50
per month; night watchmen $25 per
month, might pOliceman-at large-tO re-
ceive $50 per month.
The following committees were APP
pointed:
Claims and Accounts-Hoerr, Wood
and Kron.
Ways and Means-Wood, Patterson
Ianu StlTOcutT.
Streets, Alleys sand Grades-Boegen
Pitcher, HOerr and Alberger.
| Health-Schroeder, Schiman, Dough.
erty and Parry.
Fire-Dougherty, Boegen and Wagon
Markets-Parry, Wagon and Wood.
nxes-Wagen, Patterson and Schroe.
der.
Printing-Hoerr, Kron and Alberger
License-Kron, Pitcher and Hoerr.
| Prisons-krOn, Parry and Schiman.
Ordinance-Pitcher, Alberger and
Hoerr.r
Building and City -Schiman
Pitcher and DOugherty.
Water Works-Patterson Boegen
Dougherty and Wagon.
Gas-Schiman, Wood, Parry and
Schroeder.
Sewerage-Alberger, Boegen, Wager
and Patterson.
A petition was received from ASS
Graves to transfer his liquor license t.
Henry NJ. Pohl. 1t was decided, under
the new charter, that the council die
not have the authority to transfer thu
license and petition was laid on thu
table.
Petition OF John Schweitzer asking the
privilege of removing his slaughter
house from the 4th ward to the LIST, wa.
granted.
The following petition from the Wis
consin, Minnesota 4 Pacific railroad
company was received:
The Wisconsin, Minnesota & Pacifi,
Railway Company by this petition rep
resents and says:
That the petitioner is a corporation
duly incorporated, chartered and organ
ICED under the name of the Wisconsin
Minnesota & Pacific Railway Company
for the purpose of building, construct
ing and operating a railway from thu
city of Red Wing to the city of Mankato
in said State.
That all that portion of its said line O
railway from said city of Red Wing L
section two (2,) in township 108, range
26, has been completed and is now in
operation.
That said company is now engaged in
constructing, completing and extending
its said railway to and into said city Of
Mankato. m -.,.... ..-...-. ~.
That said extension has been located
and is now being graded and constructed
That the line OF said railway has been
permanently located and staked out in
said city of Mankato, crossing Madison
avenue, at block 148, extending through
said block l4S, and blocks al, l40, l39
and 13S.
That said company this petitioner)
has secured and purchased the right OF
way along said line in said city, that is
TO say, a strip of land along the westerly
side of the center line of said railway az
staked out, one hundred feet wide.
That said company has purchased and
owns lots in blocks 138, l39, 40 and 14l
and located it's depot, depot buildings,
.ard, side tracks and other necessary
structures and improvements thereon,
and on their said right of way.
That said company is the owner of the
lands and premises lying along and ad-
EIcent to the portions Of streets and al
l.ys herein sought to be vacated, to- wit:
Vine street, Oak street and Madison ay-
specified, purchased for the purposes OF
such depot grounds.
That in order to properly and con-
veniently locate and construct its depot
buildings, yard and side tracks, neces-
sary for the proper and successful oper-
alton of its railway, and for the conven-
fence of the public, it becomes necessary
that certain portions of said streets and
alleys lying and being within the said
right of way and depot grounds should
be vacated
Therefore your petitioner prays that
the common council of the city of Man
kato yacate all that part and portion of
Elm Street lying and being westerly from
Maple Street and between blocks 1873 and
l49, to distance of one hundred and
sixty-five feet.
Also ali that portion Of Vine Street ly-
ing and being westerly from Maple Street
and between blocks 40 and 14l, to the
westerly limit of said right of way of
your petitioner, to-wit: To q line parallel
with the center line of said railway as
now located and staked out, on the west
erly side thereof, and distant from said
center line one hundred feet be vacated.
Also all that portion of Oak Street ly-
ing and being between Madison Avenue
and said westerly line of said right of
way of your petitioner, to-wit: To line
on the westerly side of said center line
of said railway, parallel thereto and dis
tant one hundred feet from said center